Airbus A330-323 and Boeing 737 incident near Barcelona, Es, July 2, 2022
On July 2, 2022 at about 12:07 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Airbus A330-323 (N803NW) and Boeing 737 (EIEPA), were involved in the same incident near Barcelona (Barcelona International Airpor airport). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 2, 2022 · about 12:07 pm local time
- Place
- Barcelona, Spain · Barcelona International Airpor · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Airbus A330-323, built 2003 · all A330-323s on the register
- Registration
- N803NW · registry record · serial 0542
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
- Aircraft 2
- Boeing 737 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- EIEPA · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The factual record for the Airbus A330-323 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Air traffic event during taxi (into takeoff position) defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 379
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Delta Air Lines INC
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
The factual record for the Boeing 737 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N803NW the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.